Incident energy is energy that is created from an accident and transferred to other objects. It can be thermal or kinetic and is absorbed by objects in its path. Incident energy is important for solar panel design and worker safety procedures.
In technical terms, incident energy is energy that falls or hits something and then transfers some or all of its power into the object. In more direct terms, an accident is something that creates energy and from which energy flows away to its point of origin. The energy will hit other objects and interact with them in some way. This type of energy is common everywhere, as the sun creates accidental solar energy, but is most often associated with thermal radiation and kinetic force rating.
The most important part of the incident energy is the word “accident”. This describes an existence of energy rather than a type. For example, thermal energy is heat and kinetic energy is motion, but the incident energy could be any or any other form of expelled force. The accident is the creation of energy itself; this could be a gunshot or a fire in a fireplace. In both cases, energy is created in one source and moves away from that source.
As the energy departs from the crash, it begins to impart its strength to its environment. Some of the energy is absorbed by objects that are within the path of the energy, such as people warming their hands in front of a fire. In this case, the incident created incident energy and the person interacts with and absorbs it.
While incident energy is everywhere, it’s most commonly associated with a few specific things. The most common form of this energy is thermal energy from heat sources. Solar science refers to the amount of incident energy absorbed by objects, i.e. the amount of solar energy they absorb. This is an important part of designing and refining solar panels. Additionally, thermal energy released from industrial processes is measured as a means of determining worker safety procedures.
When it comes to kinetic force, the accident is usually more direct. Generally speaking, something happens that creates a kinetic force and that force travels from its origin until it hits something. The force then continues on that struck object, thereby imparting incident energy. The energy can be fully absorbed by the object or the object can only absorb some of it and the kinetic force will continue.
In one specific example, a person fires a gun and the bullet travels through the air until it hits a bottle. The gun is the accident and the bullet is propelled by accidental kinetic energy. The bottle absorbs some of the kinetic energy and shatters; the energy is divided between the still moving projectile and the flying shards of glass.
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